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2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dave Heineman Mike Meister Party Republican Democratic Running mate Rick Sheehy Anne Boyle Popular vote 360,645 127,343 Percentage 73.90% 26.10%

County results Heineman:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election Dave Heineman Republican Elected Governor Dave Heineman Republican

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The 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Nebraska, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. Republican incumbent Dave Heineman won, defeating Democrat Mike Meister in a landslide. Heineman easily won his party's nomination. Mark Lakers ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, but dropped out in July 2010. Attorney Mike Meister was chosen as a replacement. As of 2022, this was the last time Lancaster County voted for the Republican candidate. To date, this is the last time that the winner of the Nebraska gubernatorial election carried all counties in Nebraska.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Paul Anderson
• Christopher Geary, retired Marine
• Dave Heineman, incumbent Governor of Nebraska

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mark Lakers, investment banker

Results

Lakers was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. However, he dropped out of the race on July 2, 2010, due to a scandal involving campaign fundraising. Several donors listed on a campaign finance report denied ever giving money to Lakers, prompting criticism from both parties.

After being forced from the race due to investigations by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office and the Nebraska Campaign Disclosure Board, Lakers pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of abuse of public records and admitted to falsifying his campaign finance reports. As part of the plea, Lakers acknowledged that 51 of the 80 pledges listed on his reports were false and agreed to pay a $500 fine.

Mike Meister, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Nebraska in 2002, was selected to replace him and he selected Nebraska Public Service Commissioner and former state Democratic Party chairwoman Anne Boyle as his running mate.

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

• 2010 Nebraska elections
• 2010 United States gubernatorial elections

References

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External links

• Elections at Nebraska Secretary of State
• Nebraska Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions for 2010 Nebraska Governor from Follow the Money
• Nebraska Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
• 2010 Nebraska General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Election 2010: Nebraska Governor from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Nebraska Governor's Race from CQ Politics
• Race Profile in The New York Times

Official campaign sites (Archived)

• Dave Heineman for Re-election
• Mike Meister for Governor

• 2010 Nebraska elections
• Nebraska gubernatorial elections
• 2010 United States gubernatorial elections
• November 2010 events in the United States